I don’t know if you have seen this story yet but it’s heart­warm­ing to say the least… Ron Lynch is a mail­man in Sandy, Utah and was doing his deliv­er­ies like any other day when he noticed 12 yr old Matthew Flo­res going through a bin of “junk mail”. The boy told Lynch he was

Dear Mike & Liza, My fiance’ and I are sup­posed to get mar­ried in Sep­tem­ber and move into his house together. But last week, with­out talk­ing to me about it, he bought a fer­ret. He calls it his “cat-snake” and it runs all over the house. I do NOT want to live in a

How do you reward your chil­dren? A new study shows that chil­dren as young as 4, know when the reward is lame. Preschool­ers aren’t that much inter­ested in stick­ers or prizes that don’t live up to their stan­dards, no mat­ter how hard they worked for it. How do you reward your young chil­dren? Stickers…small toys…treats?

The Effects of Sleep Deprivation (Sponsored by The Sleep Institute)

It is esti­mated that 50 – 70 mil­lion Amer­i­cans suf­fer from a sleep or wake­ful­ness dis­or­der. These dis­or­ders cost U.S. employ­ers $18 bil­lion every year. The causes of sleep depri­va­tion are many, but they lead to the same kind ero­sion in your qual­ity of life. Effects of sleep depri­va­tion can include:

Irri­tabil­ity

Cog­ni­tive Impairment

Mem­ory Lapses or Loss

Impaired Moral Judgment

Severe Yawn­ing

Hal­lu­ci­na­tions

Symp­toms sim­i­lar to ADHD

Impaired Immune System

Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Increased Heart Rate Variability

Risk of Heart Disease

Increased Reac­tion Time

Decreased Accu­racy

Tremors and Aches

Growth Sup­pres­sion

Any of these symp­toms can develop into more seri­ous con­di­tions if left untreated. They can also lead to cat­a­strophic events like traf­fic col­li­sions and work acci­dents. If you are suf­fer­ing from any of these symp­toms, seek treat­ment as soon as possible.